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Pictured are Ed Dyke, Shan Rose, Ed Rose and W. J. Taylor. The men caught 38 black bass. Dyke and the two Roses are from Hinton, West Virginia and Taylor is from Cincinnati, Ohio. Inscribed on the back: "from Miller Murrel to Stephen Trail 2009."

1. Two Hours Fishing Near Pences Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
039225
Title:
Two Hours Fishing Near Pences Springs, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Pictured are Ed Dyke, Shan Rose, Ed Rose and W. J. Taylor. The men caught 38 black bass. Dyke and the two Roses are from Hinton, West Virginia and Taylor is from Cincinnati, Ohio. Inscribed on the back: "from Miller Murrel to Stephen Trail 2009."
One of the earliest baseball teams known to Hinton.Starting in the back row, from left to right, is Edgar Noel, "Bootie" Brown, C. Templeton, Bob Hoover, Owen Miller, Ernest Bond, Ott Morton, Charlie Kline, Frank Sweeny, Forest Bradenberg, and Irvin Maxwell.

2. Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045549
Title:
Hinton C. & O. Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
One of the earliest baseball teams known to Hinton.Starting in the back row, from left to right, is Edgar Noel, "Bootie" Brown, C. Templeton, Bob Hoover, Owen Miller, Ernest Bond, Ott Morton, Charlie Kline, Frank Sweeny, Forest Bradenberg, and Irvin Maxwell.
Five unidentified man stand by the edge of the cliff.

3. Stony Creek, Barger Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
045496
Title:
Stony Creek, Barger Springs, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
Five unidentified man stand by the edge of the cliff.
Subjets numbered: 1. Miller Murrell; 2. Jim Brown; 3. Becky Turner; 4. Mary Margaret Kesler; 5. Bill Brown, Jr.; 6. Barbara Murrell; 7. Margaret Kesler; 8. Mrs. Percy Brown; 9. Mrs. Margaret Turner; 10. Jim Brown; 11. Martha Jane Alderson; 12. Lillian Alderson; 13. Edith Cundiff; 14. Mary Grimmett; 15. Mary Alice Phillips; 16. Mary E. Spencer; 17. Elizabeth Hanifan; 18. Wm. Meador; 19. Paul Phillips; 20. John Holstein; 21. Bill Kesler; 22. Rory Walker

4. Holding Church Services on the Lawn of Nellie Cundiff's Place, Barger Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
045511
Title:
Holding Church Services on the Lawn of Nellie Cundiff's Place, Barger Springs, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
Subjets numbered: 1. Miller Murrell; 2. Jim Brown; 3. Becky Turner; 4. Mary Margaret Kesler; 5. Bill Brown, Jr.; 6. Barbara Murrell; 7. Margaret Kesler; 8. Mrs. Percy Brown; 9. Mrs. Margaret Turner; 10. Jim Brown; 11. Martha Jane Alderson; 12. Lillian Alderson; 13. Edith Cundiff; 14. Mary Grimmett; 15. Mary Alice Phillips; 16. Mary E. Spencer; 17. Elizabeth Hanifan; 18. Wm. Meador; 19. Paul Phillips; 20. John Holstein; 21. Bill Kesler; 22. Rory Walker
1st row, L to R: Dough Richmond, Dickie Wiseman, Johnny "Stooge" Stewart, "Rowhandle" Keaton, David Hess, Emerson Carden, Jimmy Kerr, and Jimmy Harvery. 2nd row, L to R: Dwight Shirey, Randy Scott, Bobby Ratliff, Bobby Webb, Paul Phipps, Glen McCormick, Bill Humphreys, "Hammy" Brown, "Chubby" Willey, and Coach "Buck" Porterfield.

5. Hinton Baseball Team

IDNO:
045516
Title:
Hinton Baseball Team
Date:
n.d.
Description:
1st row, L to R: Dough Richmond, Dickie Wiseman, Johnny "Stooge" Stewart, "Rowhandle" Keaton, David Hess, Emerson Carden, Jimmy Kerr, and Jimmy Harvery. 2nd row, L to R: Dwight Shirey, Randy Scott, Bobby Ratliff, Bobby Webb, Paul Phipps, Glen McCormick, Bill Humphreys, "Hammy" Brown, "Chubby" Willey, and Coach "Buck" Porterfield.
Front row, L to R: Toots Rogers, Benny Hess, Charlie Lane, Willey Aihstock, and unidentified. Back row, L to R: Buff Collins, Footy Stover, John Fisher, Windy Waid, Josh Fox, and unidentified.

6. C & O Baseball Team

IDNO:
045518
Title:
C & O Baseball Team
Date:
n.d.
Description:
Front row, L to R: Toots Rogers, Benny Hess, Charlie Lane, Willey Aihstock, and unidentified. Back row, L to R: Buff Collins, Footy Stover, John Fisher, Windy Waid, Josh Fox, and unidentified.
Front row, L to R: Ollie Hoover; O. J. Bowling; Dr. Warren; Charles Bishope; and Pres Wilkerson. Back row, L to R: Billy Day; Bill Hobbs; Henry Ryals; Blane Anderson; Doc Ferrell; Emmett Pack; and U. G. Ryals.

7. I.D.R. Band, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045541
Title:
I.D.R. Band, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
Front row, L to R: Ollie Hoover; O. J. Bowling; Dr. Warren; Charles Bishope; and Pres Wilkerson. Back row, L to R: Billy Day; Bill Hobbs; Henry Ryals; Blane Anderson; Doc Ferrell; Emmett Pack; and U. G. Ryals.
Player and coach of the Hinton baseball team pictured in the adjacent Mercer county, probably for a game.

8. Sonny Cooper at Princeton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045543
Title:
Sonny Cooper at Princeton, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
Player and coach of the Hinton baseball team pictured in the adjacent Mercer county, probably for a game.
Victorious Hinton baseball team pose behind their neatly lined up baseball bats. Subjects unidentified.

9. Coalfield Conference Champions, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045547
Title:
Coalfield Conference Champions, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
Victorious Hinton baseball team pose behind their neatly lined up baseball bats. Subjects unidentified.
View of the city from the John Henry Statue on the mountain above the Great Bend Tunnel (aka "Big Bend Tunnel") looking up the Greenbrier River.

10. View of Talcott, W. Va. from Big Bend Mountain

IDNO:
045617
Title:
View of Talcott, W. Va. from Big Bend Mountain
Date:
n.d.
Description:
View of the city from the John Henry Statue on the mountain above the Great Bend Tunnel (aka "Big Bend Tunnel") looking up the Greenbrier River.
The tunnel (also known as "Big Bend Tunnel) is located 10 miles east of Hinton, W. Va. ont he Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. it is the longest tunnel on the C&O Railroad at 6,450 feet and was built from 1870-1872. The tunnel is now closed.

11. Great Bend Tunnel, Talcott, W. Va.

IDNO:
045619
Title:
Great Bend Tunnel, Talcott, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
The tunnel (also known as "Big Bend Tunnel) is located 10 miles east of Hinton, W. Va. ont he Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. it is the longest tunnel on the C&O Railroad at 6,450 feet and was built from 1870-1872. The tunnel is now closed.
View of the construction site near Hinton, W. Va.

12. Construction at Big Bend Tunnel, Talcott, W. Va.

IDNO:
045628
Title:
Construction at Big Bend Tunnel, Talcott, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
View of the construction site near Hinton, W. Va.
Tommy Smith Trail & Edith J. Adkins are pictured on the yard.

13. On A Main Street Lawn, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045906
Title:
On A Main Street Lawn, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
Tommy Smith Trail & Edith J. Adkins are pictured on the yard.
Twink Starr, O. Revter, H. Stansbury, Malcolm Lilly and Aubrey Smith pictured by the courts.

14. Greenbrier Valley Tennis

IDNO:
045951
Title:
Greenbrier Valley Tennis
Date:
n.d.
Description:
Twink Starr, O. Revter, H. Stansbury, Malcolm Lilly and Aubrey Smith pictured by the courts.
View of the building from down and across the street.

15. Bellepoint Baptist Church, Bellepoint, W. Va.

IDNO:
045960
Title:
Bellepoint Baptist Church, Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
View of the building from down and across the street.
View of the building from across the intersection.

16. Bellepoint Methodist Church, Bellepoint, W. Va.

IDNO:
045961
Title:
Bellepoint Methodist Church, Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
View of the building from across the intersection.
View from across the river.

17. Bellepoint, W. Va.

IDNO:
045962
Title:
Bellepoint, W. Va.
Date:
n.d.
Description:
View from across the river.

18. Old Oil House and Machinist Office, Located West Yard Below Sand House, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
046834
Title:
Old Oil House and Machinist Office, Located West Yard Below Sand House, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1982
Exterior of the house pictured. The house was builtin 1815 in Muddy Creek, Greenbrier Valley.

19. Jarrett's Home, Alderson, W. Va.

IDNO:
045434
Title:
Jarrett's Home, Alderson, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1980
Description:
Exterior of the house pictured. The house was builtin 1815 in Muddy Creek, Greenbrier Valley.
Old home located on the corner of Pleasant Street and 4th Street. Jehovah's church was built on the lot in 2000.

20. Old Jess Wise Home in Lower Avis, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045909
Title:
Old Jess Wise Home in Lower Avis, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1980
Description:
Old home located on the corner of Pleasant Street and 4th Street. Jehovah's church was built on the lot in 2000.
Unidentified employee working on the roof of the gazebo.

21. Barger Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
045491
Title:
Barger Springs, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1976
Description:
Unidentified employee working on the roof of the gazebo.
Unidentified man pulls up water from a well.

22. Barger Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
045490
Title:
Barger Springs, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1976
Description:
Unidentified man pulls up water from a well.
Ground view of the house.

23. Barbara Wyant Powell Home, Avis, W. Va.

IDNO:
045916
Title:
Barbara Wyant Powell Home, Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1970
Description:
Ground view of the house.

24. Wilce Ballard

IDNO:
045485
Title:
Wilce Ballard
Date:
ca. 1965
Ballard photographed at the 2nd Avenue Esso Station toward Temple Street from the Hinton Daily News Office, which, by 2001, was occupied by City Holding Bank Parking Lot.

25. Wilce Ballard

IDNO:
045486
Title:
Wilce Ballard
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Ballard photographed at the 2nd Avenue Esso Station toward Temple Street from the Hinton Daily News Office, which, by 2001, was occupied by City Holding Bank Parking Lot.

26. State Senator Ray E. Barnett

IDNO:
045514
Title:
State Senator Ray E. Barnett
Date:
ca. 1965
Anderson was a nationally known columnist for the Charleston Gazette and later the Daily Mail. He started his career with the Hinton Daily News.

27. L.T. Anderson & Wife, Jean, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
045838
Title:
L.T. Anderson & Wife, Jean, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Anderson was a nationally known columnist for the Charleston Gazette and later the Daily Mail. He started his career with the Hinton Daily News.
McLaughlin, pictured on the right, speaks with two of his Alderson High School players. He coached and taught at the school from 1936 to 1962.

28. Coach Abe McClaughlin and Two Players, Alderson, W. Va.

IDNO:
045432
Title:
Coach Abe McClaughlin and Two Players, Alderson, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
McLaughlin, pictured on the right, speaks with two of his Alderson High School players. He coached and taught at the school from 1936 to 1962.
Portrait of the Alderson High School football coach. McLaughlin coached and taught at the school from 1936 to 1962.

29. Coach Abe McClaughlin, Alderson, W. Va.

IDNO:
045433
Title:
Coach Abe McClaughlin, Alderson, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
Portrait of the Alderson High School football coach. McLaughlin coached and taught at the school from 1936 to 1962.
Aerial view of the reservoir shows cars lined along the river that continues on through the mountains in the distance.

30. Bluestone Reservoir near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045632
Title:
Bluestone Reservoir near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1958
Description:
Aerial view of the reservoir shows cars lined along the river that continues on through the mountains in the distance.
From below what is seen, gates are shut.

31. Bluestone Dam near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045634
Title:
Bluestone Dam near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1958
Description:
From below what is seen, gates are shut.
View of the dam's construction site.

32. Bluestone Dam Under Construction, near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045637
Title:
Bluestone Dam Under Construction, near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1958
Description:
View of the dam's construction site.
View of the building's exterior.

33. Barksdale Hollow, Barksdale, W. Va.

IDNO:
045512
Title:
Barksdale Hollow, Barksdale, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1957-1958
Description:
View of the building's exterior.
A group of people stand around the large, decorated holiday tree. Subject unidentified.

34. C&O Shop's Christmas Party, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045778
Title:
C&O Shop's Christmas Party, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1957
Description:
A group of people stand around the large, decorated holiday tree. Subject unidentified.
First row, L to R: Richmond, Wiseman, Stewart, Keaton, Hess, Carden, Kerr, Harvey. Second row, L to R: Shirey, Scott, Ratliff, Webb, Phipps, McCormic, Humphries, Brown, Willey, and Porterfield.

35. Hinton Baseball Team on Avis Field near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045528
Title:
Hinton Baseball Team on Avis Field near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
First row, L to R: Richmond, Wiseman, Stewart, Keaton, Hess, Carden, Kerr, Harvey. Second row, L to R: Shirey, Scott, Ratliff, Webb, Phipps, McCormic, Humphries, Brown, Willey, and Porterfield.
African-American members of the "Dodgers" pose for their team photo.

36. Little League on Avis Field Near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045523
Title:
Little League on Avis Field Near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
African-American members of the "Dodgers" pose for their team photo.
"Reds" pose for their team photo.

37. Little League on Avis Field near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045524
Title:
Little League on Avis Field near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
"Reds" pose for their team photo.
"Braves" gather for a team meeting where a coach hands a trophy to one of his players.

38. Little League, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045526
Title:
Little League, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
"Braves" gather for a team meeting where a coach hands a trophy to one of his players.
Photo of the church exterior and entrance.

39. Big Creek Baptist Church, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045615
Title:
Big Creek Baptist Church, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Photo of the church exterior and entrance.
Dock located at the mouth of Pipestem Creek.

40. Boat Dock #2 at Bluestone Reservation, near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045636
Title:
Boat Dock #2 at Bluestone Reservation, near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Dock located at the mouth of Pipestem Creek.
Site of the earliest general store built in town. It was owned by a Hinton family. It has since been converted into an apartment complex.

41. Old General Store in Avis, W. Va.

IDNO:
045840
Title:
Old General Store in Avis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Site of the earliest general store built in town. It was owned by a Hinton family. It has since been converted into an apartment complex.
Home of Ed & Lena Turner in the Avis section of town.

42. Turner Residence, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045952
Title:
Turner Residence, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
Home of Ed & Lena Turner in the Avis section of town.
Vana & Stephen D. Trail play in the snow at the foot of the Avis Overhead Bridge.

43. Sledding on Pleasant Street, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045954
Title:
Sledding on Pleasant Street, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1954
Description:
Vana & Stephen D. Trail play in the snow at the foot of the Avis Overhead Bridge.
Vana Trail on a sled at the foot of Avis Overhead Bridge.

44. Sledding on Pleasant Street, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045955
Title:
Sledding on Pleasant Street, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1954
Description:
Vana Trail on a sled at the foot of Avis Overhead Bridge.
Unidentified players sit together in front of the on-looking crowd.

45. Hinton Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045546
Title:
Hinton Baseball Team, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Description:
Unidentified players sit together in front of the on-looking crowd.

46. Barger Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
045500
Title:
Barger Springs, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Unidentified subjects pose for a group photo behind the bleachers.

47. Hinton High School Baseball Team

IDNO:
045521
Title:
Hinton High School Baseball Team
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Unidentified subjects pose for a group photo behind the bleachers.
View of the construction from mid-level. Unidentified workers can be seen in the distance.

48. Bluestone Dam Construction Site near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045639
Title:
Bluestone Dam Construction Site near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
View of the construction from mid-level. Unidentified workers can be seen in the distance.